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Gamescom Apologizes After Backlash over Hardware Theft Response
Organizers apologized after thefts at exhibitor booths and said they will work with indie exhibitors on concrete prevention measures.
- On Friday, Gamescom apologized for its initial response to hardware thefts, admitting the first statement "did not strike the right tone" and failed to show empathy toward affected developers.
- Last week during Gamescom, several exhibitors reported equipment disappearing from secured areas, with Mimic developer Ryan Laley losing laptops and Tessera Studios having two laptops and a Steam Deck stolen from a forced-open cabinet.
- Gamescom's earlier statement drew "justified" criticism for shifting responsibility toward developers, calling the incidents individual cases and suggesting they insure equipment against theft rather than addressing security lapses.
- Witcher 4 maker CD Projekt RED and others offered support to affected developers, while Gamescom acknowledged that stolen hardware containing months of work can devastate small studios.
- Organizers plan to hold a roundtable with indie exhibitors to "develop concrete measures together" in order to avoid a similar spree of thefts at next year's event.
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